Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Looking Up

Much of the time our focus is spent looking down at our smartphones, at a book or document, or even on young children? In keeping our focus downward, we often miss important details or sights above and around us.

Have a look at the following photo : –

Not one person in this photo is LOOKING UP at the splendor above them.

There is immense beauty above our heads, if we open our eyes to it.

This week on Friendly Friday I am asking you to join in and create a post sharing your interpretation of the prompt : –

LOOKING UP

Here is something I would have missed if my daughter had not LOOKED UP –

Unusual things can be found Looking Up.

Instructions for Joining In:

Write and publish a post, tagging the post ‘Friendly Friday’, and adding into your post, the URL link back to this Friendly Friday post.

Include the Friendly Friday logo, found below, in your post if you wish.

Copy the link to your LOOKING UP post, in the comments here, so we can find you.

Please note there are no deadlines for participating. New prompts each week.

To see participating bloggers’ version of the weekly prompt, please browse the links in the comments section. It can be quite interesting to see the other interpretations.

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Scandinavian culture, literature and traditions are close to my heart, even though I am Australian. Travel broadens the mind, so I travel whenever I can. I am an avid reader, I enjoy photography, writing and a variety of crafts, particularly traditional art forms. You are always welcome to stop by at S.t.P.A.
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Lovely selection. That big clock looks interesting. I wonder how many just walk past it, never looking up.
I seem to have some trouble with pingbacks at the moment so I add my link here: https://wp.me/p5EX8j-1sS

Hi Maria and thanks for stopping by again. I thought the same about the clock. And it wasn’t mentioned in any guidebooks online or otherwise that I read. I don’t always have success with pingbacks, so it is always a good policy to leave a comment here in any case. You are welcome and indeed encouraged to do so. I will pop over and check out your post soon.

Indeed it is, Mt Fuji, Moon. I feel sure some of those folks were checking to see if their photos turned out, but perhaps others were distracted by social media. Distractability indexes for apps rate so high these days. What can we do about it?

Chic was right, indeed, M-R. One gets a very different perspective. Particularly in Europe where there is so much beautiful architecture that one can miss if your focus is on the street.Chic sounds like one hell of a guy. You must miss him terribly?

The weather here is just perfect at the moment. We have had rain, there are some overcast periods so that the sun doesn’t get too hot yet it is still comfortable wearing t-shirt and shorts. No humidity! Yay for that! I really like your collection of photos and poem. The night of Chernobyl must have been quite a frightening experience, not knowing what would happen. Did the authorities recommend any precautions in your district?

Oh yes, I remember it clearly: non-stop warnings about not walking in the grass, no outdoors for children up to 15 years old (I was 16) and pregnant women, no lettuce. This last hit the hardest, I’m a fan. 😀

I cant even begin to imagine how concerning that must have been. It must have been a very anxiety provoking time. I imagine some people became quite sick not long afterward and must have wondered if it was the radiation. There are a lot of downsides to being so far away from Europe but not on that occasion. So there was no lettuce sold in the stores?

Probably not, but the warning was for home-grown lettuce as well. People have always grown plenty of own vegetables in Slovenia. (Except in our garden for some reason… My grandparents preferred fruit trees and blackcurrant.) As for radiation, I don’t remember any cases but it’s also possible that they didn’t make it public. We were quite far after all.

Ok. I thought so. Perhaps I am overly concerned with radiation poisioning and the long term effects of radioactive air. It comes with environmental training I had years ago, perhaps.
I see reports the goverment of Japan is suggesting it is safe to move back into areas of Fukashima as they have removed all the radioactive soil snd stored it. I would not feel it is healthy there yet and the area’s residents seem to feel the same. How long before the ban on lettuce was lifted in Slovenia?
Btw, I am a fan of lettuce too, so think if I lived there at that time, I might have suffered some kind of Salad withdrawal.

My problem is that early mornings are not good because I have to start early. Then in the evenings I’m tired and not in the mood to do anything. I keep on telling myself it’s not that important to write but it still bothers me.

It sounds like it bothers you, because it is something you love to do. I can well understand the tiredness. Sometimes I fall asleep at the keyboard and later find I have all these typos or wrong words that I have in advertantly written while very tired! I guess it means blogging is left till days off. And there is always retirement – plenty of time for photography and blogging then. At least that is what I tell myself.

Thanks for the comment on the trees, I.J. Khanewala. I don’t know why the Samurai was even there, to tell you the truth. It is a bit of a mystery. My daughter found it in Japan. I didn’t get a notification of your comment, so I am sorry for the delay, but I will pop over right away and read your post. Thanks for joining in .

Thank you so much Quincy. Welcome aboard. I am going to pop over and check out your blog post now. I have been away for a few days and some notifications didn’t get through to me. I will rectify that straight away. HOpe to see you here for another prompt tomorrow?

I’m not sure. I did a lot of driving, which gave me time to think and write in my head. When I got back to home base, I’d write it down. When I got home, I’d made corrections as I put it in my computer. It’s now published. I’m on my third novel.

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A philosophic Australian writes here at StPA, one who admits to loving Scandinavia. I'm interested in global politics, but scratch the surface and you'll find a practical Environmentalist with an egalitarian bent trying to unleash a little creativity. Scandinavian culture and traditions are close to my heart, even though I live in Australia. Travel broadens the mind, so I travel whenever I can. I am an avid reader, enjoy photography and a variety of crafts, particularly traditional art forms. You are always welcome to stop by. I do hope you will find, "Something to Ponder About."